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16 Jun 2012

Shell scraps Brazilian biofuels plan after indigenous protest

A biofuels company set up by Shell in Brazil has scrapped plans to source sugar cane from land widely considered to have been stolen from the Guarani tribe.
23 Apr 2012

Shell's reporting of Niger Delta oil spill 'wildly inaccurate' says Amnesty

A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment.
13 Nov 2011

Shell told to pay one billion dollars in first step to clean up Niger Delta

A new report looks at the devastation caused by two major oil spills which took place in Ogoniland in 2008, and which have never been cleaned up.
22 Aug 2011

Scottish Greens urge moratorium on deepwater drilling

The Green Party has urged Scottish and UK government ministers to look again at European proposals for a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.
17 Aug 2011

UN report slams Shell over oil spills in Niger Delta

NGOs have welcomed a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme highlighting the extraordinary scale of oil spills in the Niger Delta.
20 Feb 2011

Trial of Indian leader’s ‘assassins’ resumes

The trial of three men accused of murdering renowned Guarani Indian leader Marcos Veron is to resume on 21 February in São Paulo, Brazil.
24 Aug 2010

UN urged not to rely on oil companies' data

The United Nations (UN) has been urged by Amnesty International not to reply on data supplied by oil companies when assessing the causes of oil spills.
18 May 2010

FT pulls Amnesty's Shell advert at last minute

Amnesty International UK has expressed its disappointment today at the Financial Times’ decision to pull a new hard-hitting advert
16 Feb 2010

Christian ethicists slam company in which churches have largest shareholding

As Shell faces a lawsuit in the Netherlands over alleged oil pollution in Nigeria, and a fresh challenge over plans to drill oil in the Arctic, a new report published today argues for urgent action.

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